We are posting this article to highlight today's changes in construction projects though out the United States. While this halt may not affect you directly, it may slow down both travel and shipping times for project that have been halted.
USA - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has furloughed almost two thousand employees without pay from today after a bill to extend a short-term extension of the Highways Trust Fund was blocked by Senator Jim Bunning.
The Fund finances many national transportation programs such as works on highways, bridges, and safety inspections
Due to the furlough a number of major infrastructure projects are to be suspended immediately as federal inspectors will no longer be available to oversee them. These include the $36 million replacement of the Humpback Bridge on the George Washington Parkway in Virginia, $15 million in bridge construction and stream rehabilitation in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, and the $8 million resurfacing of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. The Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has reacted angrily to the news, saying: "As American families are struggling in tough economic times, I am keenly disappointed that political games are putting a stop to important construction projects around the country.
The furloughs will affect employees at the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
Information derived from USA article
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